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Aldicarb‐treatment of Year‐round Chrysanthemums for Control of Red Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae (Koch), in 1976
Author(s) -
STONE L. E. W.,
LANE A.,
HAMMON R. P.,
GOULD H. J.,
POTTER R. F.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1977.tb01039.x
Subject(s) - tetranychus urticae , spider mite , acaricide , biology , aldicarb , infestation , mite , spider , toxicology , horticulture , botany , pesticide , agronomy , zoology
SUMMARY Observations in nurseries in Hampshire, Kent, Sussex, Gloucestershire and Avon in 1976 showed that aldicarb‐treatment of year‐round chrysanthemums no longer prevented infestation by Tetranychus urticae. The evidence suggests that strains resistant to this acaricide had been selected.